vitriol

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈvɪ.tɹi.əl/

Noun

vitriol

1. (dated) Sulphuric acid and various metal sulphates.
2. (by extension) Bitterly abusive language.
   • 2012 November 2, Ken Belson, "," New York Times (retrieved 2 November 2012):

     For days, online forums sparked with outrage against politicians and race organizers, a tone that turned to vitriol against runners, even from some shaming other runners for being selfish.

Translations

• French: vitriol
• German: Vitriol
• Portuguese: vitríolo
• Russian: купоро́с
• Spanish: vitriolo

Verb

vitriol (vitriols, present participle vitrioling; past and past participle vitrioled)

1. (transitive) To subject to bitter verbal abuse.
2. (transitive, metallurgy) To dip in dilute sulphuric acid; to pickle.
3. (transitive, colloquial) To vitriolize.

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